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Careful!
Saturday I was toodling along on a lovely sunny day and I crossed the street - legally - when a truck rolled a red light and hit me.
My quite nice bike had to be replaced. If I had been more defensive, I would have waited for the truck to come to a complete stop.
Be careful when you cross the street! Cars just crumple your bike!
My quite nice bike had to be replaced. If I had been more defensive, I would have waited for the truck to come to a complete stop.
Be careful when you cross the street! Cars just crumple your bike!
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Glad you're OK, and sorry to hear about your bike.
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-J
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Your experience is a great reminder, though. I'm a fairly defensive rider, but I don't think it's even possible to be TOO defensive. No matter how wrong or illegal the actions of the driver of a heavy vehicle, the consequences will always be to the cyclist. There's the law of the land, and then there's the laws of physics.
Thanks for telling your story. I hope you'll post pictures of your new bike--you kind of earned it the hard way. Again, I'm so glad you weren't injured.